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Field Fest at the Arb – Chaska, MN

by doitinnorth | Aug 31, 2025 | events/locations

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Experience the harvest season at the Farm at the Arb with this annual family-friendly festival, complete with hands-on harvesting sugar beets, corn and potatoes; a beer garden and food trucks; live entertainment and activities for all ages. New this year, we will feature a special celebrity baking showcase with Minnesota’s own Zoë François in the Myers Education Center kitchen and book signing in the Red Barn

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New this year, we welcome Minnesota’s own Zoë François, pastry chef and baker extraordinaire, who will kick off the sugar beet harvest and sign copies of her New York Times best-selling book “Zoë Bakes Cookies” as well as “Zoë Bakes Cakes.”
Visitors can learn directly from Minnesota food growers and producers while exploring interactive exhibits, games and hands-on activities in the KWS Family Tent
Tour the crop plots and orchards
Help harvest our Minnesota sugar beets, corn and potato
Beet-weighing contest
American Crystal Sugar will provide a free bag of sugar to participants — bringing the plant-to-plate experience full circle
Make bouquets with flowers you can grow at home
Learn about the cut-flower industry
Learn how sugar beets move from seed to sugar in the store
Live entertainment from TC Road Crew
Big Ideas Learning Lab Trailer will offer demonstrations and Career Exploration VR (agricultural trades)
Tastings in the kitchen with harvested foods
Rootstock pop-up will offer food for purchase in the Summer Kitchen.

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People picking sugar beets at Field Fest

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Event

Field Fest at the Arb

Saturday, September 6th 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Field Fest Tickets

For this event, visitors can enter the Arboretum at the Farm at the Arb entrance gate or the main entrance by following the scenic

Three-Mile Drive and Peter C. Moe Drive to reach the farm. Have your admission ticket ready to scan at either entrance.

Admission: $0/Members & ages 15 and younger, $20 Non members

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Location

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

3675 Arboretum Drive

Chaska, MN

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Whoopsa Daisy Farm: Whimsical farm in Duluth opens for the Fall Season – Duluth, MN

by doitinnorth | Aug 24, 2025 | events/locations, evergreen

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Minnesota State Fair: The “Great Minnesota Get-Together” – St. Paul, MN

by doitinnorth | Aug 17, 2025 | events/locations, evergreen

Minnesota State Fair

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Since 1859 the “Great Minnesota Get-Together” has been one of the most popular tourist destinations in the state!

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A cherished end-of-summer tradition, the “Great Minnesota Get-Together” welcomes 1.8 million guests annually. A world-class showcase of agriculture, entertainment, food, art and industry, the Minnesota State Fair is a whole lot of fun! Perennially popular are the 500 food items (more than 70 on-a-stick); 900 free entertainment shows; Minnesota craft brews and wines; livestock competitions; the Mighty Midway and Kidway; horse shows; CHS Miracle of Birth Center; baking, fine arts, talent, 4-H and FFA contests; 1,000 vendors; hundreds of how-to demonstrations and exhibits for kids and adults; a fireworks show each evening; and more!

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Check out this exciting lineup of new attractions, exhibits, guest services, merchandise, celebrations and SO much more coming to the 2025 Minnesota State Fair!

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Read all about them here!

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Promotional poster for 'New at the Fair 2025', featuring colorful, whimsical illustrations of various food, animal, and carnival-themed icons arranged to spell "Minnesota State Fair '25"

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Need more convincing? Here’s our picks for why you should go to the Minnesota State Fair.

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Event

Minnesota State Fair

Thursday, August 21st through Monday, September 1st

Daily Calendar

Tickets

Admission

Pre-Fair Sale: $17 | Regular Sale: $20

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Location

Minnesota State Fairgrounds

Hoyt Avenue West

Falcon Heights, MN

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Jigsaw Puzzle | Minnesota State Fair | Something’s Amiss! Series | 1000 Pieces | Hometown Pride Family Pastime

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Minnesota Renaissance Festival – Shakopee, MN

by doitinnorth | Aug 10, 2025 | events/locations, evergreen

Minnesota Renaissance Festival

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King Henry and his royal court invite one and all to his 16th Century European village featuring 16 stages of live entertainment.

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Over 250 artisans fill the Festival marketplace to display and sell their handcrafted wares for a truly unique shopping experience. Patrons can interact with hundreds of memorable characters roaming the village streets as well as view live armored jousting throughout the day.

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Minnesota’s History with the Festival

The Minnesota Renaissance Festival began its journey in September of 1971 on a 22 acre field in Jonathan, MN. More than 25,000 people visited the two weekend grand opening of the festival, then named “A Celebration of Nature, Art, and Life!” That celebration has since relocated to Shakopee, MN and has grown to be the largest Renaissance Festival in the United States with an annual attendance of 300,000.

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Event

Minnesota Renaissance Festival

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Saturday, August, 16th – Sunday, September 28th

9:00 AM – 7:00 PM • Rain or Shine

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Tickets

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Location

Minnesota Renaissance Festival

3525 145th Street West

Shakopee, MN

Parking passes are REQUIRED to park on the Minnesota
Renaissance Festival grounds.

Click for on-site parking

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Grand Portage National Monument Rendezvous Days – Grand Portage, MN

by doitinnorth | Aug 3, 2025 | events/locations

Grand Portage National Monument Rendezvous Days

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Travel back in time to 1797. The hustle and bustle of summer activity peaked with the North West Company Rendezvous held at Grand Portage.

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It was the time when furs from wintering posts, were delivered down the Grand Portage Trail. This annual Rendezvous is still celebrated at Grand Portage. The event is held in conjunction with the Rendezvous Days Pow-Wow, sponsored by the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The annual Rendezvous is the National Monument’s biggest celebration of the year, a time when Grand Portage reflects on its rich heritage and comes alive with hundreds of historical re-enactors and traditional encampments. Witness living history in an historic and beautiful place. This is truly an event for the whole family. Enjoy music, dancing, craft demonstrations, interpretive programs, and interactive workshops throughout the event: Rendezvous Days 2025 Program Schedule.

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Event

Grand Portage National Monument Rendezvous Days

Friday, August 8th

Saturday, August 9th

Sunday, August 10th

The historic depot (stockade), reconstructed buildings, and historic encampment are open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.

The Heritage Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Thank you for your support! Grand Portage Rendezvous Days is Free and Open to the Public.

Come as you are, visitors are not required to wear period clothing.

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Visit our Eating & Sleeping page for information about where to stay.

Directions to the Monument from Duluth, Minnesota and Thunder Bay, Ontario.

No pets (except service animals) the stockade (Historic Depot)

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Location

Grand Portage National Monument

170 Mile Creek Road

Grand Portage, MN

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The Grand Portage Story

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DNMI: The Gunflint Trail’s Biggest Blueberry Contest – Grand Marais, MN

by doitinnorth | Jul 27, 2025 | events/locations

The Gunflint Trail’s Biggest Blueberry Contest

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Come to Cook County, on Minnesota’s North Shore, and enter the Gunflint Trail’s annual Biggest Blueberry Contest!

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Happening now through August 11th, take any wild-picked blueberry to one of the many weigh station locations on the Gunflint Trail! The three biggest berries of the summer will receive cash prizes and bragging rights to all of your friends. Happy picking!

Blueberries will be measured by weight and must be picked fresh and not store bought. Cash prizes awarded to the 3 biggest berries.
Weigh stations will be designated by large road signs at various resorts and locations along the Gunflint Trail.

Blueberries in the Gunflint Trail area tend to peak around late July or early August. Wild blueberries are easy to identify, looking much like the grocery store variety, only smaller. The plants are woody shrubs, usually less than two feet tall and resemble miniature trees. They grow best in dry, well drained, rocky soil with good sun and are often found in recent burn areas. For more information on berry picking, click here.

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